EVA Dimensions upgraded shares of Hawaiian Electric Industries (NYSE:HE) from an underweight rating to a hold rating in a research report released on Tuesday morning, AnalystRatingsNetwork.com reports. Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HE) stock performance was -1.13% in last session and finished the day at $24.49. Traded volume was 1,467,846 million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 452.48 million shares. The beta of the stock remained 0.31. Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HE) insider ownership is 0.30%.

Emergent Biosolutions (NYSE:EBS) shares reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Friday following a better than expected earnings announcement, AmericanBankingNews.com reports. Emergent Biosolutions Inc (NYSE:EBS) rose 8.60 percent to $27.77 yesterday on volume of 1.10 million shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $26.36 to $27.96. Emergent Biosolutions Inc (NYSE:EBS) has a market capitalization of $ 1.01 million.

Big Lots Inc (NYSE:BIG) shares surged 23% to $35.97 after the close-outs retailer reported a better-than-expected adjusted profit for the holiday quarter. Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE:BIG)’s stock on Mar 7, 2014 reported an increase of 22.97% to the closing price of $35.97. Its fifty two weeks range is $25.50 -$39.22. The total market capitalization recorded $2.10 billion. The overall volume in the last trading session was 15,524,657 million shares. In its share capital, Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE:BIG) has 57.46 million outstanding shares.

Palo Alto Networks Inc (NYSE:PANW) was surging more than 8% at recent check on reports of a mistrial in its patent infringement case with Juniper Networks (JNPR). On Friday, shares of Palo Alto Networks Inc (NYSE:PANW) advanced 11.04% to close the day at $77.12. Company return on investment (ROI) is -10.70% and its monthly performance is recorded as 28.64%. Palo Alto Networks Inc (NYSE:PANW) quarterly revenue growth is 54.30%.